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Locality Name:
Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia


mindat Locality ID: 14512
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14512.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Barreno
Bonanza
Cerro Pozokoni
Huanuni Mine
La Suerte
Maria Francisca Mine
Pepitos Mine
Porvenir Mine
Quimsacoya Mine

Latitude: 18°16'45"S
Longitude: 66°49'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.279166666667,-66.828333333333

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As B Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousApatiteArsenicArsenolampriteArsenopyriteBournoniteCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteColumbiteCylindriteDiasporeFluoriteHydrotalciteKaolinite
LillianiteLinariteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOwyheeitePavonitePerhamite
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteStibnite
TetrahedriteTourmalineTurquoiseVivianiteWavelliteWoodwarditeWurtzite

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aheylite  (*)Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beidellite  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcosiderite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)
Cylindrite  (*)Dickite  (*)Faustite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Franckeite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Herzenbergite  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Matildite  (*)Montetrisaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Nikischerite  (*)
Opal  (*)Owyheeite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pavonite  (*)Perhamite  (*)
Plagionite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Redgillite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Teallite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Treasurite  (*)
Valentinite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S226202,262032793
Aheylite  (*)TurquoiseFe2+Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1262022
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6126202966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS326202,26203,262069052
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O12620285
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)412620259
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1262021966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31262021935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11226204,26206843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31262021089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12620627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2926199,26200,26201,26202,26203,26204,26205,26206,262075171
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS12620042
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O126202925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2326200,26202,2620327198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O12620277
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8226200,26202577
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS126202966
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6126202310
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)412620254
Cylindrite  (*)CylindriteFePb3Sn4Sb2S14226204,2620617
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4126202651
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O12620224
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)126202551
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O126202107
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F226203,262042740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21262029617
Franckeite  (*)CylindritePb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.9326202,26204,2620652
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12226200,26203663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3126206105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS526200,26202,26203,26205,2620624243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3126202504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1262027437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS126206717
Herzenbergite  (*)ArsenolampriteSnS12620235
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O126202144
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)226202,26207469
Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)12620516
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61262021066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14326202,26204,26206784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6226201,262022228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4226202,262075591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2126202987
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O12620266
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21262025674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2226200,26203252
Montetrisaite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·2H2O1262054
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2226202,2620317380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40112
Nikischerite  (*)Woodwardite HydrotalciteFe2+6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2·6H2O1262021
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O326201,26202,262072994
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S2812620289
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS126202767
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S512620672
Perhamite  (*)PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1·8H2O12620219
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17226202,26206100
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6126203170
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3226203,262051425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2726200,26202,26203,26204,26205,26206,2620739462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1262031725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81262029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2826200,26201,26202,26203,26204,26205,26206,2620761156
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O12620545
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2326200,26202,262035614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1262022705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1262011153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21226202,26206165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)426200,26202,26204,262066417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS726200,26202,26203,26204,26205,26206,2620721482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4226202,26206668
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)126206446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31262073418
Teallite  (*)ArsenolampritePbSnS2226202,2620633
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131262055317
Treasurite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb6Bi15S3012620012
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3226202,26206369
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O126202301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O126202636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O126202374
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS226204,26206372



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070070Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro, Boliviahttps://rruff.info/R070070


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